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The tarantula is hanging upside down near the center, a large bulb is in the lower center surrounded by plant roots and a butterfly, and a large flower is on the left. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray. The tarantula is near the center of the image, the bulb is directly below it with the butterfly to the left of the bulb, and the large flower is in the top left quadrant. A plant with a long stem and large leaves is on the right with a snail and acorns near the bottom on the right. A bee is seen to the left of the tarantula, and a smaller spider is located at the bottom left.
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The tarantula is hanging upside down near the center, a large bulb is in the lower center surrounded by plant roots and a butterfly, and a large flower is on the left. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray. The tarantula is near the center of the image, the bulb is directly below it with the butterfly to the left of the bulb, and the large flower is in the top left quadrant. A plant with a long stem and large leaves is on the right with a snail and acorns near the bottom on the right. A bee is seen to the left of the tarantula, and a smaller spider is located at the bottom left.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 4]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

Date
published 1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1987.20.9.18
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 4]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1893-1988], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

NGA object ID 224571. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.